Sample saled out

I have been to two sample sales in the last week, the designer shoe sample sale in Central London on Thursday and the Comme Des Garcons sale in Victoria today so thought I would tell you about them.

There is a real knack to doing the sample sales and it mainly involves getting there before the doors open and queuing behind other keen bargain hunters before racing in and snatching anything that catches your eye. I never said it was an exact science did I?

The designer shoe sample sale was a bit disappointing as I had to go in my lunchbreak and by that time the best things were sold out. There was the occasional pair of Gucci / Marc Jacobs 'teeterers' but not enough to shout about, lots of Ash shoes there and some particularly lovely gladiator sandals but I was not prepared to spend the £100 minimum on a card so came away empty handed.

Today, I wasn't really sure what to expect from the Comme Des Garcons sale in Victoria and arrived not armed with a huge amount if cash - as usual. The sale was held in an auction house so you could have a good old rummage there was lots of of the wall CDG designs which aren't really me. However, there were other brands on sale too, with 70% off CDG and 40% off the rest (I think I got that right, hmm). I did fall in love with the above Blue Suede Pierre Hardy shoes - down from £500 to £180, alas, it was still too much so I picked up a Fred Perry CDG sweater for the boy and exited.

Tim Walker - my hero

"I am very childlike in my feelings about things, and the way I look at the world" (Tim Walker)

English Vogue did me proud this month by introducing me to a photographer that I had never heard of and yet has instantly become my favourite. Tim Walker is renowned for making his photos look like they have come straight out of a fairy tale and make you wish that when you went to the theatre the stage designers could re-create something this beautiful so for that short period of time you can be lost in your own paradise.

Tim currently has an exhibition at The Design Museum, which I hope to check out this weekend, here is an extract about Tim Walker straight from the press release:

London based photographer Tim Walker has established himself at the cutting
edge of fashion photography. His images capture a sublime moment in time,
evoking a sense of epic drama and beauty. Stunning sets and lavish locations
juxtapose the everyday with the absurd and the fabulous, to create captivating,
original photographs. Tim’s evocative images are full of textured nuance and
intriguing detail. His innovative photography is amongst the most imaginative and
exuberant being produced today.

According to Vogue, Tim lives in Shoreditch, I am quite tempted to find him (not in a scary way) as his flat looks beautiful





Vogue say 'His is an Englishness of "bus stops, Exeter St Davids, Victoria Wood as the lard covered Channel-crossing swimmer, a friend who refers to him as 'Poppet', Little Chef roadside restaurants, kindness, Marmite and Mandy Rice Davies"

And for that, I love him even more.

A sad day

I have to admit that I am a bit geeky - oh you've guessed already? Ah. I spend a lot of time reading other people's fashion blogs and checking out their outfits, at the moment I am a bit too shy to post photos of myself in my favourite clothes. Maybe when I buy some more dresses, hmmm.

Anyway, this post is dedicated to one of my favourite blogs, Vintage Darling I have to say, I do not understand any of it apart from the bits that are written in English at the end of each post as the rest is written in Swedish.

Some of the best outfits are worn by the beautiful hostess of VD, so imagine my horror when today she announced that she was taking a break from her blog, heart breaks.

So I thought, in homage to Vintage Darling, I would show you all some of the best outfits I have seen on VD recently...note bows in her hair, perfectly fitting skirts, her ability to make the Primark dress look like it really is Miu Miu, I could gush forever but instead I'll show you the pics....

Primark perfection (yes, I bought it after seeing this)


Great dress


And again


Getting snapped in the street


Vintage Darling, don't go away for too long!

They Cannes

Some great outfits from the Cannes parties - pics from Style


Devon Aoki in Alberta Ferretti

I love Gael Garcia Bernal, even with the dodgy hair



Goldie looking ace, ditch the sunnies much? Wearing Gianfranco Ferre



I have no idea who this woman is - Paz Vega - anyway she looks STUNNING



Do I like Mischa Barton's look? Hmmmmm

Do we like this?

The new Justice video is causing a stir, some say its the best thing since sliced bread, others (me) think its a bit violent and scary.

What do you think?



Directed by Roman Gavrais who also did the Last Shadow Puppets epic video as well as Simian Mobile Disco's I Believe

Because we all love Bjork

As a religious reader of the fantastic Style Bubble I could not resist posting about one of Susie Bubble's recent finds the headgear designer Thelma Not only does she create headwear for Bjork as seen above but she has an awesome AW08-09 collection coming out so you too can make like Bjork and adorn your head with some of her super designs.

Below are a few of my favourites from the collection - thanks to Susie Bubble for alerting everyone to Thelma's designs:

Neverloveyoumore.muxtape.com

I sometimes get asked by friends to make mixtapes, of course I always say I will and never actually end up doing it so I have finally got round to making a muxtape that is universally available to everyone who wants to check it out.

You can find it here

Tracklisting is as follows:

Teenagers In Tokyo - Very Vampyr
Sportsday Megaphone - LA
Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir
Mystery Jets - Half In Love With Elizabeth
Hot Chip - Sensual Seduction (Snoop cover)
The Shoes - Knock Out!
Stricken CIty - Tak O Tak
Dead Kids -Fear & Flouride (Lillica Libertine's Tried & Tested remix)
Ladyhawke Back of the Van
HEARTSRevolution - Choose Your Own Adventure
Soko - I Will Never Love You More

Do have a listen, it took forever!!